Citizenship and Voting Rights in U.S. History

Citizenship and Voting Rights in U.S. History

Assessment

Interactive Video

History, Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Lucas Foster

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The video explores the evolution of citizenship and voting rights in the U.S. from 1789 to the early 20th century. Initially, citizenship and voting were limited to white men, with gradual expansions and setbacks for other groups. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo granted citizenship to Mexicans in ceded territories, but indigenous people were excluded. The Dred Scott decision denied citizenship to black people, while Asian immigrants faced restrictions. The Civil War and subsequent amendments abolished slavery and defined citizenship, but voting rights remained contentious, leading to the 15th Amendment, which aimed to protect black men's voting rights, though women were still excluded until 1920.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was granted the right to vote by the 1830s?

All citizens, including women and black people

Only indigenous people and enslaved people

Only white men who owned property

All white men, regardless of property ownership

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a significant outcome of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

Indigenous people were granted U.S. citizenship

Mexican-Americans were granted U.S. citizenship

Asian immigrants were allowed to vote

The Dred Scott decision was overturned

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Dred Scott decision declare about black people?

They were guaranteed birthright citizenship

They could vote in federal elections

They had a pathway to citizenship

They were not guaranteed birthright citizenship

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Emancipation Proclamation declare?

The end of slavery in the northern states

The end of slavery in the southern states

The right to vote for all citizens

The citizenship of indigenous people

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the 14th Amendment establish?

Voting rights for all citizens

Citizenship for all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.

The right to vote for women

The exclusion of Asian immigrants from citizenship

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary goal of the 15th Amendment?

To grant citizenship to indigenous people

To abolish slavery

To prohibit racial discrimination in voting

To grant voting rights to women

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a major limitation of the 15th Amendment?

It did not address voting rights for women

It granted citizenship to all immigrants

It abolished slavery

It guaranteed voting rights for all citizens

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